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The federal income tax deadline has been pushed back until May 17, but you may be off the hook for having to file a state tax return altogether, depending on where you live.

Nine U.S. states do not impose income tax on personal income. Living in a state with no income tax means that less money comes out of your paycheck each month, and come tax season you only have to submit a federal return.

As for the rest of the country, thirty-two states (plus D.C.) charge a progressive income tax where higher earners pay a greater percentage of their income than lower earners do, and another nine states charge a flat income tax where everyone is taxed at the same rate regardless of their income level.

In the nine states with no income tax (listed below), all residents avoid paying tax on their earnings. We include New Hampshire in this list as it has no tax on earned wages, but note that it does charge a flat income tax on investment earnings.

Currently, the states with no individual income tax include:

An analysis of 2020 moving data by United Van Lines found that the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated decisions to move from high-tax states like New Jersey, New York and California to no-income-tax states like South Dakota, Tennessee and Florida (which ranked in the top 10 states with the most people moving in).

Below, Select breaks down what taxpayers should be mindful of before relocating to one of these tax-friendly locations. And as tax season is upon us, we also share our recommendations on the best online tax software for filing your state (if applicable) and federal returns.

While moving to a state with no income tax may sound appealing, it comes with trade offs. States with no income tax often make up for the loss of revenue to the state by charging residents a higher sales, property or excise tax (taxes on goods like fuel, tobacco and alcohol).

For instance, Tennessee has the highest combined sales tax rate in the nation at 9.53%, according to the Tax Foundation, a D.C.-based think tank. Washington state has one of the highest tax rates on gasoline in the nation, at 49.4 cents per gallon. Of all states, New Hampshire and Alaska rely the most on property taxes, with tax collections accounting for 67.6% and 51.8%, respectively, of their revenue.

Taxes are also a big source of income that the state uses to finance public services such as infrastructure, healthcare and education. Lower taxpayer dollars likely translates into lower funding for these initiatives.

South Dakota, for example, spends the lowest on education of all states in the Midwest, at $10,073 per pupil per year. Nationwide, the average school spending per pupil is $12,612, and Florida, Nevada, Tennessee, Texas all spend less than the average.

To weigh another state's affordability, consider these above factors as well as the overall cost of living and job opportunities in your field. Leaving a big city, for example, you may have to accept certain trade-offs, such as a lower paying job for more affordable real estate.

And even if you live in a no-income-tax state, you'll likely still owe federal income taxes if your total income is more than the standard deduction. This is based on your age and filing status, but you can use a federal income tax calculator like this one from SmartAsset to determine just how much you can expect to pay.

The IRS started accepting and processing tax returns on February 12,but if you haven't yet filed yours you can still make the process as painless as possible by using one of Select's best online tax software.

Taxes are traditionally due on April 15, but the IRS extended the federal income tax filing due date to May 17, 2021. You can check your state's filing deadline here. Some states have changed their due dates to May 17 as well.

Select reviewed 12 tax filing software programs, evaluating them on a range of features, including cost, user experience, expert tax assistance and Better Business Bureau rating. Here is our roundup of the top tax software programs to ensure a fast process:

Editorial Note: Opinions, analyses, reviews or recommendations expressed in this article are those of the Select editorial staffs alone, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any third party.

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In response to Richard Stallman returning to the Free Software Foundation (FSF) as a board member, more than a thousand software developers and free software advocates have signed an open letter asking for the removal of the entire board. According to the open letter, Stallman is a dangerous force in the free software community and the FSF board has enabled and empowered him for too long.

They demonstrate this again by permitting him to rejoin the FSF Board. It is time for RMS to step back from the free software, tech ethics, digital rights, and tech communities, for he cannot provide the leadership we need, the letter stated.

The group is also calling for Stallman to be removed from the GNU Project and other leadership positions he currently holds.

The letter goes on to say that in order for the promise of software freedom to become reality, the community must radically change.

We believe in a present and a future where all technology empowers not oppresses people. We know that this is only possible in a world where technology is built to pay respect to our rights at its most foundational levels. While these ideas have been popularized in some form by Richard M. Stallman, he does not speak for us. We do not condone his actions and opinions. We do not acknowledge his leadership or the leadership of the Free Software Foundation as it stands today, the letter stated.

Organizations that have signed the letter include: Mozilla, Tor Project, X.org Foundation, Open Source Diversity, and Open Life Science. Signatures also include members from the GNU community, Open Source Initiative, and a former member of the FSF board.

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The free software community calls for the removal of entire FSF board - SDTimes.com

We at EFF are profoundly disappointed to hear of the re-election of Richard Stallman to a leadership position at the Free Software Foundation, after a series of seriousaccusations of misconduct led to his resignation as president and board member of the FSF in 2019. We are also disappointed that this was done despite no discernible steps taken by him to be accountable for, much less make amends for, his past actions or those who have been harmed by them. Finally, we are also disturbed by the secretive process of his re-election, and how it was belatedly conveyed to FSFs staff and supporters.

Stallmans re-election sends a wrong and hurtful message to free software movement, as well as those who have left that movement because of Stallmans previous behavior.

Free software is a vital component of an open and just technological society: its key institutions and individuals cannot place misguided feelings of loyalty above their commitment to that cause. The movement for digital freedom is larger than any one individual contributor, regardless of their role. Indeed, we hope that this moment can be an opportunity to bring in new leaders and new ideas to the free software movement.

We urge the voting membersof the FSF to call a special meeting to reconsider this decision, and we also call on Stallman to step down: for the benefit of the organization, the values it represents, and the diversity and long-term viability of the free software movement as a whole.

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Statement on the Re-election of Richard Stallman to the FSF Board - EFF

Richard Stallman, the founder and former president of the Free Software Foundation (FSF), has announced he is returning to the foundation as a board member.

Stallman founded the FSF in 1985 and was the acting president until about 18 months ago when he resigned over comments he made regarding Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged victims.

At the time, Stallman said he was resigning over a series of misunderstandings and mischaracterizations.

The announcement was made in a talk at LibrePlanet this week. Im now on Free Software Foundations board of directors once again, he said. Some of you will be happy at this, and some might be disappointed, but who knows. In any case, that is how it is. And I am not planning to resign a second time.

The FSF has not provided a comment about Stallmans return or the role he will play in the foundation at the time of this writing.

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Richard Stallman returns to the Free Software Foundation - SDTimes.com

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Laplink Software, Inc., the global leader in PC migration and creator of the only software of its kind recommended by Microsoft, Intel, and all major PC manufacturers, announced today that its popular PCmover Profile Migrator (PPM) software will continue to be free to IT teams and organizations of any size through June 30, 2021. This software eliminates the hassles involved with manually copying contents of the previous on-premises Active Directory (AD) profile to a new Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) user profile on the same device including applications, data, and settings.

Enterprises and organizations of all sizes are making the move to cloud-based services like Azure AD to take advantage of features, such as single sign-on and multi-factor authentication that help to protect users from 99.9 percent of cybersecurity attacks. However, the migration process is far from automatic: every time an existing device is joined to Azure AD, a new user profile is created and the content in the old user profile is no longer accessible. As a result, IT staff must spend hours manually moving applications, settings, and files between user profiles for each PC.

PCmover Profile Migrator automates the entire user-profile migration process, saving IT teams hours of time while also helping to facilitate a smooth and hassle-free transfer to Azure AD. PPM is also the ideal solution for user-profile transfers between any two users and for migrating data from an old user profile associated with a former domain to a new user profile on a new domain on the same Windows PC. For migrations between PCs, and PC upgrades, Laplinks PCmover Enterprise provides the most efficient means to transfer from an old AD-joined PC to a new Azure AD-joined PC.

Koos Stoop, IT Manager at Theiner ICT B.V., an IT service provider based in the Netherlands, explained the value of using PCmover Profile Migrator during PC migration projects like this: Migrating user profiles is highly unique and user-dependent, which often made them extremely time consuming. When we found Laplink's PCmover, it opened our eyes to how fast and easy profile migration can be. Now, it only takes us a matter of minutes instead of hours to migrate profiles. So, if you think migrating user profiles is a difficult and lengthy process, get PCmover and think again!"

Hybrid identity deployments require profile migration

PCmover Profile Migrator is also essential for organizations supporting remote workforces and adopting a hybrid identity model that creates a common user identity with authorization to all resources, regardless of location. Companies using Microsofts Azure AD Connect to sync users between Azure AD and a local AD will find PPM offers an efficient solution for the first step in the process moving local AD user profiles to Azure AD.

Making the move to Azure Active Directory makes a lot of sense for most organizations who often need to simplify their active directory infrastructure and harmonize directories after M&A, corporate restructuring, or IT cost cutting, said Thomas Koll, Laplink CEO. By making PCmover Profile Migrator free to IT teams and organizations of all sizes, were helping to make the transition to Azure AD or a hybrid identity model both fast and easy.

To learn more, watch instructional videos, and download PCmover Profile Migrator free of charge, visit ppm.laplink.com. For organizations interested remotely managed migrations and automating transfers from an old PC to a new one, upgrading or moving to Windows 10, a free, fully functional copy of PCmover Enterprise can be obtained by visiting enterprise.laplink.com and filling out the request form.

About Laplink Software, Inc.

For nearly 40 years, Laplink has been a global leader in consumer, SMB, and enterprise PC migration software, and has earned the loyalty and trust of millions of organizations and customers worldwide. The companys PCmover software saves time and budget, reduces migration risks, and increases efficiency. Only PCmovers proprietary technology includes full selectivity that transfers data, applications, and settings from an old PC to a new one, even if the two PCs run different versions of Windows. The privately held company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

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Laplink Provides Azure Active Directory Profile Migration Software Free to IT Teams and Organizations of Any Size - Business Wire